The controversy erupted Tuesday evening when Rep. Frederica Wilson claimed Trump disrespected Myeshia Johnson, the widow of the Army Sgt. La David Johnson, during a phone conversation expressing his condolences.

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“She was crying the whole time, and when she hung up the phone, she looked at me and said, ‘He didn’t even remember his name.’ That’s the hurting part,” the Florida Democrat told MSNBC on Wednesday, as reported by the Washington Examiner.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday there was no recording of Trump’s conversation with the widow, but backed up the president’s claim that he had “proof” that Wilson fabricated his comments.

“(T)here were several people in the room from the administration that were on the call, including the chief of staff, John Kelly,” Huckabee said, according to the New York Post.